Immigrant Ships
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Bark Alfred


Bremen, Germany to New York
20 January 1851

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, D. Punell do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Bark Alfred whereof I am Master, from Bremen.
So help me God (signed) D. Punell
Sworn to this 20 January 1851
Before me H. Calhoun DC
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Alfred whereof Punell is Master, from Bremen, burthen 415 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country to which they intend to become inhabitants. All passengers intend to become inhabitants in the United States so that column was eliminated.
Cabin Passengers                                      
                                                                        (note written at side)
  1  Hermine      Becker        34   female            Germany                 13 Cabin
  2  Anna         Barthels      27   female            Germany                160 Steerage
  3  Gust.        Branne        32   male   Farmer     Germany                  7 Babies
  4  John         Ruckert       28   male   Shoemaker  Germany
  5  Cath.        Ruckert       24   female            Germany
  6  Heinr.       Gerske        17   male              Germany
  7  Otto         Krupp         27   male   Shoemaker  Germany
  8  Christ       Krupp         34   male              Germany
  9* Wilhelm      Krupp           1m male              Germany  born on this passage
 10  Ernst        Luggmann      35   male   Merchant   Germany
 11  Ernst        Weigeth        9   male              Germany
 12  Rosalie      Weigeth       34   female            Germany
 13  Elisab.      Kepper        25   female            Germany
 14* Marie        Kepper         4   female            Germany  died on this passage
 15* Cath.        Kepper         1   female            Germany  died on this passage

Steerage Passengers
 16  Joh.         Kusaling      58   male   Farmer     Germany
 17  Johanna      Kusaling      56   female            Germany
 18  Wilhelm      Kusaling      26   male              Germany
 19  Frederike    Kusaling      21   female            Germany
 20  Aug.         Kusaling      18   male              Germany
 21  Wilhelmine   Kusaling      13   female            Germany
 22  Gottl.       Schulz        24   male   Farmer     Germany
 23  Aug.         Schulz        22   male   Shoemaker  Germany
 24  Herm.        Melzer        26   male   Watchmaker Germany
 25  A??ath       Weide         42   female            Germany
 26  Bertha       Weide         13   female            Germany
 27  Agnes        Weide         23   female            Germany
 28  Amalie       Lengfeld      19   female Merchant   Germany
 29  Robert       Knapf         25   male   Merchant   Germany
 30  Christ       Knapf         48   male              Germany
 31  Hermann      Knapf         18   male              Germany
 32  Emilie       Knapf         16   female            Germany
 33  Hugo         Knapf         14   male              Germnay
 34  Heinr.       Knapf         12   male              Germany
 35  Henriette    Knapf          9   female            Germany
 36  Bertha       Knapf          5   female            Germany
 37  Elise        Weddinger     68   female            Germany
 38  Ludwig       Hartmann      16   male              Germany
 39  Mathe        Back          11   female            Germany
 40  Bertha       Back           9   female            Germany
 41  Otto         Back           7   male              Germany
 42  Eduard       Brauer        27   male   Farmer     Germany
 43* Arg??n       Pfistner      26   male              Germany
 44  Joh.         Wolkin         9   male              Germany
 45  Franz        Zimmer        32   male   Gardener   Germany
 46  Maria        Zimmer        34   female            Germany
 47  Caroline     Zimmer         2   female            Germany
 48  Gott.        Schmidt       28   male   Miller     Germany
 49  Gerh.        Gald          22   male   Laborer    Germany
 50  Ludw.        Ruckert       31   male   Laborer    Germany
 51  Elisab.      Ruckert       27   female            Germany
 52  Eva          Ruhling       26   female            Germany
 53  Johann       Weiss         27   male   Laborer    Germany
 54* ?????        H????         22   female            Germany
 55* Magdal.      H????           2m female            Germany  died on the passage
 56  Friedr.      Niese         37   male   Laborer    Germany
 57  Barb.        Hess          24   female            Germany
 58  Friedr.      Harting       27   male   Laborer    Germany
 59  Michl.       Kaufer        32   male   Laborer    Germnay
 60* L????        Nagel         43   male   Farmer     Germany
 61  Anna         Nagel         41   female            Germany
 62  Elisab.      Nagel         16   female            Germnay
 63  Regina       Nagel         14   female            Germany
 64  Elis.        Nagel         12   female            Germany
 65  Marie        Nagel         10   female            Germnay
 66  Paulus       Nagler         8   male              Germany
 67  Barb.        Nagler         6   female            Germany
 68  Peter        Nagler         4   male              Germany
 69  Christ       Nagler          6m female            Germany
 70  Michal       Walther       23   male   Laborer    Germamy
 71  Paul         Ruckert       23   male   Laborer    Germany
 72  Barb.        Stiebel       25   female            Germany
 73* Georg        Stiebel         6m male              Germany  died on the passage
 74  Barb         Koch          42   female            Germany
 75  Anna         Koch          17   female            Germany
 76  Marg.        Gensinger     24   female            Germany
 77  Anna         Gensinger     36   female            Germany
 78  Marg.        Wenekler      29   female            Germany
 79  Georg        Wenekler        6m male              Germany 
 80  Johann       Seefert       23   male   Laborer    Germany
 81  Joh's        Trast         17   male   Laborer    Germany
 82  Christ       Klingelhofer  19   male   Laborer    Germany
 83  Crist        Eiche         16   male   Laborer    Germany
 84  Cathr.       Eiche         20   female            Germany
 85  Joh.         Ache          18   male              Germany
 86  Cathr.       Heinecke      18   female            Germany
 87  Cathr.       Braun         25   female            Germany
 88  Friedr.      Singer        20   male   Farmer     Germany
 89  Johann       Schaller      27   male   Gardener   Germany
 90  Christ       Schaller      23   male   Farmer     Germany
 91  Maria        Roediger      43   female            Germany
 92  Therese      Roediger      21   female            Germany
 93  Louis        Roediger      13   male              Germany
 94  Wilhelm      Roediger      11   male              Germany
 95  August       Roediger       9   male              Germany
 96  Carl         Roediger       4   male              Germany
 97  Bertha       Roediger       3   female            Germany
 98  Pauline      Roediger        6m female            Germany
 99* Heinr.       Muller        31   male   Farmer     Germany
100* Christ       Muller        56   male   Apothecary Germany
101  Ant.         Russe         25   male   Farmer     Germany
102* Joh.         Shnaup        26   male   ??????     Germany
103* Fred         Westtmann     24   male   ??????     Germany
104  Gust.        Suttler       20   male   Farmer     Germany
105  Rud.         Suttler       18   male              Germany
106  Carl         Suttler       22   male              Germany
107  Christ       Walsharn      54   male   Smith      Germany
108  Wilh.        Horn          25   male   Smith      Germany
109  Gottfr.      Horn          18   male   Smith      Germany
110  Theod.       Nohl          28   male   Farmer     Germany
111  Wilh.        Wagner        29   male   Farmer     Germany
112  Carl         Schwartz      31   male   Mercht     Germany
113  Franz        Pauli         44   male   Farmer     Germany
114  Marg.        Pauli         44   female            Germany
115  Bertha       Pauli         23   female            Germany
116  Sophie       Pauli         21   female            Germany
117  Marg.        Pauli           1m female            Germany 
118  Rud.         Grenner       25   male   Baker      Germany
119  Fried.       August        36   male   Tailor     Germany
120  Johann       Halder        24   male   Laborer    Germany
121  Marg.        Shurnthal     27   female            Germany
122  Casp.        Reuter        23   male   Laborer    Germany
123  Larenz       Schuldam      25   male   Laborer    Germany
124  Kunig.       Ficher        25   female            Germany
125  Valentin     Wehr          32   male   Laborer    Germany
126  Franz        Hohler        56   male   Farmer     Germany
127* Joh.         Wehrhagen     26   male   ?manufact. Germany
128* Jos.         Wiechman      24   male   ?manufact. Germany
129  Heinr.       Suman         21   male   Farmer     Germany
130  Joh.         Baurn         17   male   Farmer     Germany
131  Christ       Zillick       29   male   Farmer     Germany
132  Oathi        Zillick       32   female            Germany
133* D????        Bah??         25   male   Farmer     Germany
134  Cath.        Heiligmathal  32   female            Germany
135  Herm.        Grass         35   male   Farmer     Germany
136  Elise        Farmschlager  46   female            Germany
137  Bernh.       Wolf          27   male   Bricklayer Germany
138  Adolf        Trusein       24   male   Cooper     Germany
139  Herm.        Trusein       26   male              Germany
140  Dorothea     Trusein       17   female            Germany
141  Heinr.       Uerller       37   male   Cooper     Germany
142  Georg        Winkelman     30   male   Laborer    Germany
143  Christ       Gericke       46   female            Germany
144* Fredericka   Gericke       40   female Waggon???  Germany
145  Wilhelm      Gericke        4   male              Germany
146  Theodor      Gericke       15   male              Germany
147  Ferdinand    Gericke       12   male              Germany
148  August       Gericke        9   male              Germany
149  Herm.        Gericke        6   male              Germany
150* Heinr.       Gericke         2m male              Germany  Born on this passage.
151  Heinr.       Stechnoth     29   male   Tailor     Germany
152  Joh.         Raulf         29   male   Tailor     Germany
153  Minna        Raulf          9   female            Germany
154* Alford       Stichnodt       1m male              Germany  Born on this passage.
155  Wilh.        Asel          25   male   Shoemaker  Germany
156  Henr.        Asel          30   male              Germany
157  Elise        Asel          13   female            Germany
158  Carl         Asel           9   male              Germany
159  Johann       Asel           7   male              Germany
160  Cath.        Asel           5   female            Germany
161  Carl         Wilde         25   male   Tailor     Germany
162  Wilhelm      Rolf          38   male   Farmer     Germany
163  Gerh.        Galdr         22   male   Laborer    Germany
164  Luvern       Ruckett       31   male   Laborer    Germany
165  Elisab.      Ruckett       27   female            Germany
166  Conr.        Farrat        30   male   Laborer    Germany
167  Cath.        Farrat        28   female            Germany
168  Canot        Muller        28   female            Germnay
169  Louise       Muller        37   female            Germany
170  Herm.        Sudenhapf     29   male   Musician   Germany
171  Joh.         Sudenhapf     24   male   Musician   Germany
172* Herm.        ?????         40   male   Carpenter  Germany
173* Henr.        ?????         27   male   Carpenter  Germany
174* August       ?????          2   male              Germany
175  Albert       Ahrens        29   male   Weaver     Germany
176  Heinr.       Ahrens        34   male   Weaver     Germany
177  Rebecca      Schrank       27   female            Germany
178  Christ       Muller        24   male   Shoemaker  Germany
179  Erich        Hillgen       27   male   Laborer    Germany
180  Eva          Schnieder     56   female            Germany
181  Friedr.      Barmann       19   male   Laborer    Germany
182  Ant.         Schilter      39   male   Laborer    Germany
183  Joh.         Schacht       23   male   Laborer    Germany
184  Herm.        Michelom      29   male   Laborer    Germany
185* A????        Schruber      28   male   Laborer    Germany
186  Christ       Rolfing       29   male   Miller     Germany
187  Maria        Bollhafer     32   female            Germany

184(?) Passengers in full including 7 babies
Four died on the passage. Three born on the passage.
(signed) D. Punell 


Transcriber's Notes:

* There is an unexplained discrepency between the number of passenger names 
  in the manifest and the captain's statement of the number of passengers
  on board.

* An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the  
  Passenger Notes.

? A question mark is used to indicate illegible letters or words.

* Names were transcribed as written regardless of spelling.

* The passengers were numbered by the Transcriber.

  9     Passenger born on this passage.
 14,15  Passengers died on this passage.
 43     Given name illegible due to handwriting.
 54,55  Names illegible due to handwriting.
 55     Passenger died on this passage.
 60     Given name illegible due to handwriting.
 73     Passenger died on this passage.
 99,100 Umlaut u in surname.
102,103 Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
127,128 Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
133     Names illegible due to handwriting.
144     Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
150     Passenger born on this passage.
154     Passenger born on this passage
172-174 Surname illegible due to handwriting.
185     Given name illegible due to handwriting.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 95, List 65.
Contributed by Ralph Barhorst and Transcribed by Robert W. Grose members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 October 2004



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